Where does “日向” come from?

日向 (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.

日向 (Old Japanese): a province in ancient Japan, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture on the eastern coast of Kyushu

Definitions

  1. a province in ancient Japan, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture on the eastern coast of Kyushu

Ancestry of “日向”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese日the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
2Proto-Japonic*piday, sun

Words derived from “日向”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pi →Every word from Old Japanese 日 →